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HOUSE AND HOUSEHOLD.

If you would manage Il woman or &
horse, you must first learn to manage youI
own temper.
1t is complained that there is nothing
quite so artificial to-day as New York fash
ionable hospitality. And the same is true
of many other cities.
A wise philosopher writes: Home
however sweet, loses much of the charm
that hallows it when its atmosphere falls
to about sixty degrees or less"
And now it is claimed that Mrs Langtry
owes her beautiful complexion to the free
use of CASTLE coap and warm water, which
makes an excellent wash for the head a:
well, and is splendid hair preseryative, as
we know by experience.
Il always ride up in the elevator, but
walk down stairs, remarked one OF Phila.
delphia's prom inent physicians. "A walk
downstairs is good exercise for anybody
but few are benefited by walking up long
flights of stairs. while to many it is posi-
tive injury. So ride up and walk down is
my MOTTO
Chestnuts make an excellent dressing for
turkeys We do not NEAR. chestnuts I" in
the slang meaning which it has SO sud
denly ecquired--although there will no
OOuOt De iOtS OF tuest eAplOueu at IuduhS 3
giving and Christmas and New Year din
ner-tables-but the real veritable "chest-
nut" Of the hillside.
That was q unique idea of the st. Louis
clergyman who devised a pretty present
for bride whose marriage service he read
the other day. He wrote ous the words OF
the ceremony in pretty little volume, in
which the marriage certificate was bound,
with the autographs of the bridesmaids,
the best man and the ushers.
The sun should be an attendant upon
breakfast; he should come straight in and
goldenly. No every day gnest could be so
welcome. Good house-builders and good
home-keepers all agree that CHEEKY break
fast-room should have its windows set to
catch the morning. Golden morning puts
.Ae best possible coloring upon the table
linen and delicate silver of English bacon
and upon coffee cups. II takes away, in
good part, the ugly humors that follow
upon broken nap, and goes to make a
qnerulous man CHEEKY in spite Of himself.
Therefore all liyers in apartment houses, as
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In the year 1855 a store-keeper named
Donald Cameron carrying on business at
Woolshed, was elected first member of Par
lament for the Ovens District, and he had
the honor-unique in the history of the
colony-of being driven in triumph from
the Woolshed into Beechworth in a gig,
with tandem team, the leading horse OF
which was shed with gold. An Old resi-
dent of the district has favored me with the
following particulars of the occurrence ::
Just before the election an eccentric indi-
vidual known as Tinker Brown who had
made lot of money on the digging, sud
denly purchased a circus with tents, horses
wagons, ETC., complete, and coming int
Beechwood with his company he offered
to drive the newly elected member, and
supply golden horseshoes for the occasion
The Woolshed bosses, who were greatly
elated at the result of the election, warmly
took up Browns idea, and they resolved,
in addition, to present their member with
diamond scarf.pi The horse-shoes were
made by working jeweler named Tofield,
and weighed nine ounces each. The team
was driven from Woolshed to Beechworth
and back as far as La Serena hill. On re-
moving the shoes of the leader "a piebald
circus -horse) they were found to have lost a
total of one and three-quarter ounces Be-
fore Tinker Brown died he willed them
to q married daughter keeping a public
house at Wagga Wagga. They were in eS-
isence until about four years ago, when
the owner had them melted and turned
into sovereigns. Melbourne argus.
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Famous Fasters.

The longest time recorded in the annals
Of physic in which man existed without
food was sixty-on days, the case being that
of young man driven mad from over
work. Alexander Benedictus mentions a
case at Venice where man lived forty-six
days without food. The history of France
states that Louis the Pious, Emperor of
France, who died in $40, existed 46 days with
out food or drink. Albertus Magnus gives
us the record of woman OF Cologne, who
lived for seven weeks only on water. 1t is
said that Democritus lived to the age of 100
years, and that in the latter part of his life,
for forty days, he lived on smelling honey
and hot bread. Raulin relates another
case where fifty-two days of fasting took
place on water alone. The Medical Gazette
for July, 1888, contains two remarkable in
stances, one OF these patient is stated to
have lived six years without swallowing
any food, the mouth being occasionally
moistened with water. tea or whey, which
was not swallowed, but spat out In the
other case, which was originally recorded
by Prof. Ricei of Turin, an inability to
take food existed for three years. There
are many traditions in all histories relating
to the means employed by various individ-
uas to support life during danger and pri-
vation The Indians of Asia and America,
when they are bound for long journey
where there is possibility OF such a state
of affairs existing. prepare themselves for
emergencies as follows: They mix the
Juice of tobacco with powdered shells in
the form of small balls, which they retain
in their mouths. The gradual solu-
ton serves to counteract the uneasy
craving for food, il having been proved by
experiment that clay introduced into the
stomach relieves hunger. Ia 1870 wo-
man living at Yarmouth created consider
able excitement and amazeiuent in the
world. She was reported to have lived for
seven years and half without tasting food,
her lips only moistened with water
The manuscript department al the Brit
ish Museum contains quaint description
of the fasting of Jane Hodges Sloan Ms,
4S11). She lived in the year 1863. She
suffered from hysterical aphonia, and
neither ate nor drank for nine weeks so it
is reported She was under deusion,
and stated that "she was the Savior of the
nations" She u Ultimately recovered and
took food. In 1876 we read of the Ian
cashire fasting girl, Ellen Sudworth, aged
IL. This is, however. not one Of clear alb
staining from solid food, as she lived on
liquids and soups. We now come TO Dr.
Tanner, the American physician, who, in
1880, commenced his fast of forty days du-
ration. He apparently completed this, and
was stated TO have benefited TO the extent
of f25, 900 by it as a commercial specula-
tion.-Dr. Forbes IFislow in Pail Nall Ga
-affa
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Antics of "a Pet Coon.

But, speaking of coons,' said John
Pimpson of Savannah, " did you ever have
pet coon had pet coon, and he could
get into more trouble than all the pets that
ever lived on fathers farm put together.
He would steal thread, thimbles, socks,
combs and brushes. Anything that was
lost would be looked for in the coons nest
He had bed up on the plate of the house,
an old-fashioned story a-half log house
Everything he got hold of he carried there,
and in every trouble be got into he made
for that place. Once / carried this coon
with me to a quilting at old man Bagley's
Old man Bagley bad heap of bees, and
you know coon loves honey better then
anything. The quilting was proceeding
nicely: all the women folks sitting around
plying their needle, when in dashed the
coon literally covered with bees. He
rushed under the quilt, strewing the Emad
insects. | tell you the quilting moved
and chairs flew and the dresses tapped
and such dancing was never seen before.
Pet coons were not worth much in that
market afterward. This same old coon
got me into trouble again. He would fol-
low ME all around the place. One Sunday
Frank and myself went down in the past
ure just behind the horse lot, and the coon
came along too. In the pasture we decided
to take ride upon gentle horse that was
grazing there. We got the horse by the
name and led him to stump, and | got
upon his back and Frank got up behind
me. Then the coon bounced up on the
stump and wanted to get up too, so
reached down and took him up in my lap.
No sooner had the horse started off than
the coon, fearful of falling, stuck all the
claws ne had into the horses withers, and
the fun began. The horse went running
and kicking. Frank soon hit the ground
and left myself and the coon holding on
for dear life. / stuck en- till we reached
the lot fence, and there as the horse
mounted bigh and went over, came down
across the rails and left the coon master of
the situation. Father heard the racket and
soon the whole plantation was trying to
catch the horse TO relieve it of its rider
That was the last of that coon. He got
killed and / got whipped, and I've never
wanted a pet coon since. ."-Aaanta Consti-
trtion.
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A GENEROUS BoY.-I have q true story
which is worth the telling. Last Sunday a
pyoung clergyman from young congrega-
ton preached by exchange to congrega-
ton which is one of the serene, old fash
ioned, undisturbed sort, where the rising
generations undoubted human nature is
allowed for in quiet and sensible way.
The visiting clergyman remained TO the
Sunday and after the exercis's s were
about half finished he rose to make little
speech. II know that you are an enter
prising Sunday-sehool,n he said, because
see you have so many new books. ! know
that you are happy Sunday y-school, be-
cause ! see 50 many smiling faces around
me. And ] know that you are generous
Sunday school, because that little BOY over
there by the long pew door offered me
peanut as | came in" The attention of
the assembly was instantly directed to the
little boy, who began 10 snieker uncon-
trollably to himself. well, what's the
matter, my little man ?" asked the clergy
man. you ere not sorry you offered me
the peanut, are you 2'' did you think
that was peanut gave your asked the
little boy, still snickering violently. why,
yes wasn't it2r "No-o-o. twas only
a shell " Burdettc.
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HOME AND ABROAD.
THE RAILWAY AND TRANSC0NTf-
MENTAL ASSOCIATION.
California Wines-Death of a Com
Inadcre = Warehouse Burned
DIR. McGIynn-Foreign Items.
isrxcIAL DISPATCHES re THE RECORD UNION. /
A Word for California ,ytnes,

NEW YORK, February 25th.-T. NJ. Gil
more, of BOntoyts Wine Circular, returned
recently from atrip to San Francisco, made
in the interest of his paper. He expresses
himself delighted with California, ard
prophesies q great future for the wine in
terest of that State in particular. He said
- California produced last season 2O,000,0O0
gallons of wine. The coming vintage will
not be- short Of 30,000000. The wine men
of the State are thoroughly organized, and
fully determined to overcome all obstacles
in the way Of making the wines and
champagues. All they ask is a law
from Congress taxing articles used
in the adulterating of wines suffi-
GENTLY to prevent this evil. At present
they are making red claret, good white
wine, and one or two firms are producing
excellent sherries. One firm is making
natural champagne that compares excel
lently with the best imported. The bran
dies of California did not strike me very
fayorably. In the distilaiion and storage
of this class of goods, | think they have
vet much to learn" Gilmore said that
while he was impressed with the vastness
of the West, he did not think the country
between Iowa and Kansas and California
would ever support population other than
what was engaged in mining aud grazing,
the country not being suited 10 agriculture.
Railway and TrapscontinentaI Associa-
ton.
CHICAGO, February 25th.-The members
of the Pacific Coast, Colorado, Utah, Colo
RADIO Railway and Transcontinental Asso-
ciation met this afternoon to arrange the
tariffs on through freight to the Pacific
coast, in conformity with the interstate
law. The work is largely in detail, and
tu,r, 40
be prepared-one to conform with the con-
struction of the law mace by the roads
west of the Missouri Liver and the other
for the Interpretation of the lines east of
the river. The Commission, when ap-
pointed, will be asked to put its construc-
ton on the law, and whichever tariff is in
harmony with it will be put in effect
April 5th
Destructive FIRE.
BALTIMORE, February 25th.--The 6-story
warehouse of Durby d Co, candy manu-
facturers was burned this morning. Within
20 minutes after the start of the fire the
walls had fallen in. A 4-story building
occupied by the same firm in the rear OF
the warehouse was also burned. The loss
on building and stock is said to be about
100000, nearly covered by insurance. 1t
is supposed that the fire originated from
gas Jet in the cellar
DIR. McGlynn.
New YORK, February 25th.-Dr. Nc
Glynn will start for Fortress Monroe next
Wednesday, Some of his friends in st.
Stephens parish say they would not besur-
prised 10 hear at any time that McGlynn
had been reinstated in the parish, pending
hearing of his case.
Death of Commodore Truxton.
NORFOLK VA, February 25;h.-Com-
modore William t. Truxton, retired died
suddenly at his home in this city to-day.
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LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Lewis, of the Assembly, showed his in
terest in the public schools of the State
yesterday by Withdrawing Assembly bill
l0l, which was 90 on the file. and substitu-
ting in its place Assembly bill $50, which
was 327 on the file. The latter bill relates
to the distribution of State textbooks and
is of interest to the people of the State gen.
erally
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WETTiNG Down MoBs.-The suggestion
that mobs should be dispersed by aid of fire
engines in preference % firearms is not
original; but il is certainly worth consider
alton. 1t has been tried again and again
in Paris with great success, especially in
the days of Commune. Some few got
knocked down by the force of the water,
many, more got thoroughly soaked, and the
more fortunate forgot their riotous inten-
tons in the enjoyment they derived from
the discontinue of their comrades.-S
Louis Catholic Democrat
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SOMETHING TO BE CoNsIDERED.-The
women of ancient Greece used TO place the
most beautiful statues III their Sleeping
apartments, and they reared race of men
famous through all time for their matches
symmetry of face and figure. The society
ladies of The present day keep constantly
with them tneir pet pugs and terriers, and
the result may be seen III generation of
dudes.-Lo,peH Citizen.
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A. Pendieton writes to the RECORD UNION
from Nicolaus, under date of the 18th !:
:" The rain that visited US yesterday added
80 of an inch to the record. and brings the
total for the season up TO 1919 inches. 1t
ended at noon with a heavy squall from
the southwest, during which some hail was
precipitated. The wind, which blew all
day, shifted suddenly to the n. n. W. and
cleared the clouds away"
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Charlie gave out this puzzle 10 the COM
pany A boy pointing to girl said,
That girl is my own and only sister, my
parents had but one child and ! am that
child. Who can explain this puzzle ?"
The explanation is the boy led
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tary; c. A. Rech, Treasurer; also eleven
directors. representing the various districts
OF this end of the county. Business men
and farmers are deeply interested in this
movement.
An Insane Man Escapes.
NAPA, February 25th.-George Gilmore,
being taken home from the asylum TO Del
Norte county by J Freeman. his father-in-
law, escaped TO the mountains last week
and has not been seen since
Wine Shipments from Napa.
NAPA, February 25th.-Tbe wine ship
ments direct East from Napa valley now
equal over $4,000 gallons per week.
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WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Death of Roman Catholic Bisho,

VANCOUVER, February 25th-Right Rev
Augustine Mgloire Blanchet, the First
Bishop Of Nesqually, W. r.. died at q
quarter to 4 O'Clock this afternoon. lie
had been sick for about two weeks.
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in al! others, should look out sharply for
an eastern or southern, or-better yet, in
golden marriage of the twC-a southeast
ern exposure.
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WHOLE NO. ll.ls9.
A BOOK HEAD.
KEEPING TRACK OF SIX HUNDRED
THOUSAND BOOKS.
Mr. Spoford's knowledge of Over
Half Million Volumes How
to Read Rapidly.

Il is commonly said that Mr. Spofford,
the Librarian of Congress, knows some
thing about the contents of every volume
in the library. This means that he has
slowed away in moderate-sized head six
hundred thousand volumes of various
sizes and bindings. A member of Congress
facetiousy said, II don't read books. |
read Spofford." In that way, he added. he
got the whole library at one glance. A
figure OF speech, but not as broad as it
sounds. If member or Senator wants a
quotation that cannot be found in any of
the Familiar Quotations, and is of
very obscure origin, he goes to Mr. Spoi1ord.
II he wants the best authority on any sub
ject, or indeed, if he wants 10 learn any,
thing that may be found in any of those
| thousands OF volumes, he goes TO the same
source Members seldom think of looking
at the catalogue.
Mr.. Spofford is probably the most rapid
reader in this country. The other day n
Star reporter sought some information of
him. Simultaneously, within a SPACE of
FIVE minutes, he couversed with the re-
porter, read" through completely
twelve-page New York paper, dictated q.
letter to a stenographer, and gave directions
to two assistants. He commenced all at
the same time, and finished them together.
A remark-a senteEced dictated aside-a
direction-a sentence dictated-a remark,
and so on, apparently without an effort,
and all the time his eyes were running over
the paper almost as fast as he could turn
from page to page.
The reporter asked him afterwards how
he did it.
oh it comes natural for me TO give my
attention 10 two or three things together
that way. | DO it by a sort of intuition
without thinking Of it.
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FOREIGN.
THE EARTHoUAKF.
Further Details of the Great Earthquake
in Europe.

in Europe.
LONDON, February 25th.-In the Province
of Genoa ~ were killed and 81 injured
Baiardo and Diano Marina were the only
places destroyed. Cervo was only partially
damaged. The churches at 'Bajardo, Gas
telletro and Aurigo were tihown down by
the severity of the shock.
FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS
PARIS, February 25.h-Goblet, Prime
Minister, has sent to ths Project of Nice the
first remittance Of 20 600 francs for the re.
liefof the sufferers from the earthquake.
ANOTHER slfoCK-NuNBER OF KILLED AND
WOUNDED
LONDON. February 25th.--A dispatch
from Nice says another earthquake shocl,
was felt in that city this morning. The
disturbance was slight.
A dispatch ftom Rome gives the follow
ing official list of killed and wounded
Bsiardo, 800 killed and wounded; Diano
Marina $50 killed and il jured Brcssano,
so killed ard 36 injured; Diauo Costello,
80 killed and many injured. The number
of persons killed is less than was supposed,
except that in the provinces of Porto
Maurizio so persons were killed. and 156
injured.
PEOPLE SLEEPING oUrDooRs-GFNERAL Ex-
oDUs.
LONDON, February 25th. = Dispatches
from Genoa say The populace slept out
doors last night, many went aboard the
ships in the harbor, and 1000 fled from
the city by rail.
At q house near Drama Mariona ball
was proceeding when the shocks came
The building was completely wrecked, aud
a terrible loss of life resulted. The dancers
lay dead in heaps upon the ground. Many
of the houses destroyed had large tanks
underneath filled with olive oil, intended
for expectation to France and Germany.
A party of soldiers exploring the ruins
found Judge Rossi lying beneath q mass of
debris, still alive. While the men were
trying to extricate him, a beam fell, killing
the Judge and wounding a soldier.
Fifteen thousand persons left Nice, and
the exodus continues throughout the
Riviera the railway trains being thronged
with people anxious to get away. 1t has
transpired that during Wednesdays panic
a French Countess gave birth to a child in
the public gardens at Nice.
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" No, sir,' he said to the Captain, :" am
not seasick, but am really disguised with
the meiion of the vessel.
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The earthquake never buys house out
right. usually rents it.
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PACIFIC COAST.
THE NAPA MURDERER NOT YET
HEARD FROM.
Wine Shipment-Death of a Bishop
Damage by Snow-Grand
Army Encampment.
CALIFORNIA.

IsrEcAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRp-rNros.l
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A burdened heart makes weary feet.
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of Commodore Truxton

NORFOLK (Va.), February 25th-Com-
modore William T. Truxton, retired, died
suddenly at his home in this city to-day.
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Destructive FIRE.

New YORK, February 25th.-Dr. Nc
Glynn will start for Fortress Monroe next
Wednesday, Some of his friends in st.
Stephens parish say they would not besur-
prised TO hear at any time that McGlynn
had been reinstated in the parish, pending
hen rirnct of his case